During the night the weather matched out moods. Heavy showers kept falling during the night and the roads around the hotel were very noisy. Our room turned out to be a smokers room, even though we had asked for a non smokers room. They had no other rooms to offer and what with the stolen bag fiasco to handle, so we had no choice but to accept it. We had not slept well at all. So we got up, showered and headed back to the airport for a second attempt at getting our bacg back.
We had hot expected much and that’s what happened. John went to all the agencies that might have found it but nothing had turned up. Lost and found was or final hope. The lady took all our details again and said that we probably would not get the bag back.
We think it was taken by opportunists, looking for a chance to steal travelers items, cash and credit cards. Luckily our cash and credit cards were elsewhere.
We now had to get form the International arrivals to the Domestic departures for our flight to Hamilton Island. The terminals are ten minutes away by bus. We found the bus stop and arrived at the departures feeling disappointed.
We checked in, went though to the lounge and waited for our flight. The two and a half hour flight to Hamilton Island was fine. Hamilton island was basking in sun and was a balmy thirty two degrees.
After waiting for our luggage, we jumped aboard on of the many buses and soon arrived at the Beach Club Resort. Hamilton Island is a big place with many different types of accommodation available. Luckily we have a nice beach front view and our room is very comfortable.
After a quick resort briefing we changed and headed for the sun beds. We looked though the various activites and within an hour had booked three events. A days sailing and snorkeling, a half day snorkeling safari and a days sea kayaking with snorkeling.
John went to reception and asked them if they knew anyone who had a charger for a Dell Laptop. Luckily the laptop was in Fiona’s back pack, but the charger was in the bad that got stolen. Within, ten minutes, the girl had found us a spare charger, so at least we can keep the laptop charged now.
Later on John went for a swim in the affinity pool whilst Fifi leaxed with a book. As always, John got chatting to a chap called Richard who is originally from the UK but now lives in Sydney. John told him about the bag and the lost camera’s. Within a few minutes, Richard and introduced John to his partner Kerry. She comes from Perth. Five minutes later Richard had popped up to his room and handed john a spare digital camera with a spare memory card in it. The camera need charging and Richard did not have the charger. John went back to reception and within half an hour had been to the local Photo centre and got them to out the battery on charge over night. Now we have a digital camera for our stay on Hamilton Island. What a lovely couple. They are staying for three nights, so we will have to take them out for a drink. They are happy for us to give it back to them when we get back to Sydney. They live near the bridge.
We had hot expected much and that’s what happened. John went to all the agencies that might have found it but nothing had turned up. Lost and found was or final hope. The lady took all our details again and said that we probably would not get the bag back.
We think it was taken by opportunists, looking for a chance to steal travelers items, cash and credit cards. Luckily our cash and credit cards were elsewhere.
We now had to get form the International arrivals to the Domestic departures for our flight to Hamilton Island. The terminals are ten minutes away by bus. We found the bus stop and arrived at the departures feeling disappointed.
We checked in, went though to the lounge and waited for our flight. The two and a half hour flight to Hamilton Island was fine. Hamilton island was basking in sun and was a balmy thirty two degrees.
After waiting for our luggage, we jumped aboard on of the many buses and soon arrived at the Beach Club Resort. Hamilton Island is a big place with many different types of accommodation available. Luckily we have a nice beach front view and our room is very comfortable.
After a quick resort briefing we changed and headed for the sun beds. We looked though the various activites and within an hour had booked three events. A days sailing and snorkeling, a half day snorkeling safari and a days sea kayaking with snorkeling.
John went to reception and asked them if they knew anyone who had a charger for a Dell Laptop. Luckily the laptop was in Fiona’s back pack, but the charger was in the bad that got stolen. Within, ten minutes, the girl had found us a spare charger, so at least we can keep the laptop charged now.
Later on John went for a swim in the affinity pool whilst Fifi leaxed with a book. As always, John got chatting to a chap called Richard who is originally from the UK but now lives in Sydney. John told him about the bag and the lost camera’s. Within a few minutes, Richard and introduced John to his partner Kerry. She comes from Perth. Five minutes later Richard had popped up to his room and handed john a spare digital camera with a spare memory card in it. The camera need charging and Richard did not have the charger. John went back to reception and within half an hour had been to the local Photo centre and got them to out the battery on charge over night. Now we have a digital camera for our stay on Hamilton Island. What a lovely couple. They are staying for three nights, so we will have to take them out for a drink. They are happy for us to give it back to them when we get back to Sydney. They live near the bridge.
The clouds began to come in so we went up to our balcony to read. They are forecasting thunder storms tonight and early tomorrow, then the weather is looking great. Mainly sunny and thirty degrees.
John phoned the lost and found at Sydney airport to see if anything had been handed in, but nothing has!
Whilst sitting on our balcony two large cockatoo’s. Both white with light yellow crowns. They were very tame and looking for something to eat. Not long after, the sound of romantic music filled the air and a small party of guests arrived on the beach opposite our balcony for a wedding. Pity the sun had gone. A few tears later, the deed was done and the whole thing was over.
We watched the happy couple leaping about in front of the camera whilst the skies above grew darker and darker. The camera man was rushing to beat the impending storm. Suddenly we could smell the rain and electricity in the air and the island turned to night and someone turned the wind up. Within minutes we had gone from a balmy summer day to storm force winds and coco palm trees bent in two. The rain lashed down. The sky was black, but we had no thunder or lightening, just vicious wind and rain which continued into the night. We ate in our room & watched the latest Batman film, falling asleep before the end.
